Rock in Rio 2026: how to build a stage-by-stage schedule and avoid show clashes

To build a Rock in Rio 2026 schedule that works in practice, start with the shows you are not willing to miss, lock in their start times, and only then fit in flexible choices. The timetable below organizes the six stages with published times and highlights windows in which two or more shows start at the same time or within 15 minutes of one another.

The festival takes place on September 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12 and 13, 2026. This version was checked on September 1 using the official Rock in Rio lineup, the official app schedule feature, and published timetables from CNN Brasil and Billboard Brasil.

How to plan the day without turning it into a race

1. Choose 2 to 4 absolute priorities. These are the acts you would rather see than anything else happening at the same time.
2. Treat walking time as part of the schedule. Leaving one show at the exact minute another starts on a different stage is not a realistic transfer.
3. Use start-time clashes as warnings, not as show-duration data. Because there is no single official duration list for every set, the table does not claim that two entire performances overlap.
4. Keep at least one flexible block. It can absorb queues, food, restrooms, meeting friends and last-minute changes.
5. Review your plan on the day. The official app lets you build a personal schedule and is the practical reference for any late adjustments.

What this article means by a “schedule clash”

There are two levels. A direct clash is when acts on different stages start at the same time. A risk window is when start times are no more than 15 minutes apart. This flags decisions that should be made before you reach the stage. The real overlap may be longer because it depends on each set's duration.

Times such as 00h00, 00h05 and 01h00 are listed under the festival day but fall after midnight on the next calendar date. For planning purposes, keep them as the continuation of the same festival day.

The timetable below uses the newest times found. For the first weekend, Supernova times published on September 1 were 14h30, 15h40, 17h50 and 20h10, replacing earlier listings that showed 16h00 and 18h00 for the two middle slots. Recheck the app before moving between stages.

Chronological schedule by day

September 4

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — GBZ7N (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Giovanna Moraes (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 15h30 — Di Ferrero (Palco Sunset); 15h40 — Rock in Gil com Larissa Luz (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h40 — Nova Twins (Palco Mundo); 16h50 — Hitmaker (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Leela (Global Village).
• same start time: 17h50 — Detonautas convidam Biquini (Palco Sunset); 17h50 — Venere Vai Venus (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 19h00 — The Hives (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — Rodrigo do CN (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — Paulinho Moska (Global Village).
• same start time: 20h10 — Hot Milk (Palco Sunset); 20h10 — Diogo Defante (Supernova).
• starts 15 min apart: 21h05 — Cat Dealers (New Dance Order); 21h20 — Rise Against (Palco Mundo).
• starts 15 min apart: 22h30 — ATKÖ (New Dance Order); 22h45 — Capital Inicial convida Dado Villa-Lobos (Palco Sunset).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — Giu x Carola (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Foo Fighters (Palco Mundo).

September 5

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — Quantum (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Rhegia (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 15h30 — Malvada convida Day Limns (Palco Sunset); 15h40 — MC Taya (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h40 — Sepultura (Palco Mundo); 16h50 — Canto Cego (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Noturnall + Russell Allen (Global Village).
• same start time: 17h50 — Black Pantera convida Nervosa (Palco Sunset); 17h50 — Lvcas (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 19h00 — mgk (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — Major RD (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — Korzus (Global Village).
• same start time: 20h10 — Poppy (Palco Sunset); 20h10 — Supercombo (Supernova).
• starts 15 min apart: 21h05 — Victor Lou (New Dance Order); 21h20 — Bring Me The Horizon (Palco Mundo).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — Volkoder (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Avenged Sevenfold (Palco Mundo).

September 6

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — Budah (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Bento Gil convida Flor Gil (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 15h30 — Calema (Palco Sunset); 15h40 — Bayside Kings (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h40 — Barão Vermelho – Encontro Formação Original convida Fernando Magalhães (Palco Mundo); 16h50 — Rael (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Mãeana (Global Village).
• same start time: 17h50 — BaianaSystem (Palco Sunset); 17h50 — Matanza Ritual (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 19h00 — Nelly (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — Xamã (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — Mohamed Ramadan (Global Village).
• same start time: 20h10 — Jota Quest toca Tim Maia (Palco Sunset); 20h10 — João Gordo & Asteroides Trio em “Blitzkrieg Psycho Bop Ramones 50” (Supernova).
• starts 15 min apart: 21h05 — Sofi Tukker (New Dance Order); 21h20 — Black Eyed Peas (Palco Mundo).
• starts 15 min apart: 22h30 — Liu (New Dance Order); 22h45 — Ne-Yo (Palco Sunset).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — Casa Bonita | Brisotti & Viot (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Calvin Harris (Palco Mundo).

September 7

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — Tiee (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Wanda Sá (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 15h30 — Vanessa da Mata convida Rubel (Palco Sunset); 15h40 — Melly (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h40 — Luísa Sonza convida Roberto Menescal (Palco Mundo); 16h50 — Mart’nália (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Joyce Moreno, Leila Pinheiro e Fernanda Takai (Global Village).
• same start time: 17h50 — Roupa Nova convida Guilherme Arantes (Palco Sunset); 17h50 — Zeca Veloso (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 19h00 — Jon Batiste (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — Belo (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — João Bosco (Global Village).
• same start time: 20h10 — Péricles canta Motown (Palco Sunset); 20h10 — Alee (Supernova).
• starts 15 min apart: 21h05 — Max Styler (New Dance Order); 21h20 — Gilberto Gil (Palco Mundo).
• starts 15 min apart: 22h30 — Leo Janeiro & Simo Not Simon (New Dance Order); 22h45 — Laufey (Palco Sunset).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — Aline Rocha (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Elton John (Palco Mundo).

September 11

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — Caio Luccas (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Lambateria com Félix Robatto (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h40 — NEXZ (Palco Mundo); 16h50 — Puterrier & MC Carol (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Rio Bronx (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 17h50 — Os Garotin convidam Duquesa (Palco Sunset); 18h00 — Ananda (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 19h00 — HWASA (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — MC Cabelinho convida TZ da Coronel (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — Soulidified (Global Village).
• same start time: 20h10 — PJ Morton (Palco Sunset); 20h10 — NandaTsunami (Supernova).
• starts 15 min apart: 21h05 — ANNA (New Dance Order); 21h20 — Alok – Keep Art Human (Palco Mundo).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — OMIKI (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Stray Kids (Palco Mundo).

Important for September 11: the official New Dance Order page also lists Ski Aggu on that date, but the timetable sources checked do not show a start time for the artist. No time has been guessed or inserted into the chronology.

September 12

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — Soul de Brasileiro (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Badi Assad (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h40 — Pedro Sampaio (Palco Mundo); 16h50 — Priscila Senna (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Hamilton de Holanda (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 17h50 — Gilsons convidam Daniela Mercury e Olodum (Palco Sunset); 18h00 — Milo J (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 19h00 — J Balvin (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — Timbalada (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — Mestrinho (Global Village).
• same start time: 20h10 — João Gomes & Orquestra Brasileira (Palco Sunset); 20h10 — Delacruz (Supernova).
• starts 15 min apart: 21h05 — Bhaskar (New Dance Order); 21h20 — Demi Lovato (Palco Mundo).
• starts 15 min apart: 22h45 — Mumford & Sons (Palco Sunset); 23h00 — Gabe (New Dance Order).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — Alok & Family – Ekanta & Swarup (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Maroon 5 (Palco Mundo).

September 13

Clearest start-time clashes

• same start time: 15h00 — Marvvila (Espaço Favela); 15h00 — Kynnie (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 15h50 — Carol Biazin convida Joyce Alane (Palco Sunset); 16h00 — Bruna Black (Supernova).
• starts 10 min apart: 16h50 — Suel (Espaço Favela); 16h50 — Lucy Alves (Global Village); 17h00 — Ivete Sangalo (Palco Mundo).
• starts 5 min apart: 18h00 — Sant (Supernova); 18h05 — Joelma convida Viviane Batidão (Palco Sunset).
• same start time: 19h10 — Lola Young (Palco Mundo); 19h10 — Dennis (Espaço Favela); 19h10 — Haley Smalls (Global Village).
• starts 10 min apart: 20h10 — Lourena (Supernova); 20h20 — Marina Sena convida Céu (Palco Sunset).
• starts 5 min apart: 00h00 — Roddy Lima (New Dance Order); 00h05 — Twenty One Pilots (Palco Mundo).

How to filter quickly by stage or artist

If you already know the artist's name, use your browser's find function on this page to jump to the matching row. To follow only one stage, search for its official name — Palco Mundo, Palco Sunset, New Dance Order, Espaço Favela, Global Village or Supernova — and build your sequence from those entries.

The Rock in Rio app already has the personal schedule feature enabled and lets users share it. That makes it easier to compare two people's plans and spot where a group may split up or meet again.

How to choose when two shows conflict

• Artist priority: decide which performance is truly irreplaceable for you.
• Position in your day: a show that ends a block of planned acts may be easier to keep than one that forces two stage changes in a row.
• Willingness to miss the start or finish: if you are comfortable arriving late, make that a conscious choice rather than assuming transfers are instant.
• Meeting point: if your group splits, agree in advance on where and when to meet again.

What still needs to be checked on the day

The official site also shows a Highway Stage, but the public timed grids used for this article do not provide a complete clock-based schedule for it. Rather than invent times, this table leaves it out. Last-minute changes can also happen; confirm the program in the official lineup and the app before committing to a stage transfer.

In short: set priorities, mark the start-time clashes, allow time to move between stages and keep one flexible block. The best schedule is not the one with the most shows, but the one that avoids impossible decisions halfway through the day.